There
were six cars constructed for the film. Some have survived are
are listed below. There have also been a number of replicas
created. I have received many kind e-mails over the years from
Chitty fans around the world. Since some of these e-mails have
provided conflicting information, what follows is a brief
summary and some pictures of the various versions, along with
first-hand information that I have gathered regarding Chittys
1, 2, and 3. Click thumbnail
pictures for a larger version.

The car used for most
of the driving sequences in the film was previously owned by
Pierre Picton.

It was the only one
registered with the number plate GEN 11 and it also has wings
which were added for promotional purposes in 1968. Mr. Picton
purchased it from MGM.

In 2010 it was
shipped to the United States, where Profiles in History
planned to sell it at auction on May 15, 2011. There were no
bidders, but the car was reportedly sold to Sir Peter Jackson
and is currently located in New Zealand. There was a story on
the SyFy show "Hollywood Treasure" about the auction company
staff's visit with Pierre and the subsequent auction.

Chitty #2:

Here I am in another Chitty, identifiable by the aluminum
exhaust and simulated brass radiator surround. Both of these
pictures were taken on February 14, 2005, the day that box
office sales opened for the Broadway production.

Here is another view of what I believe is the same Chitty,
while on tour in the United States in 1998,
identifiable by the aluminum (not brass) radiator
surround.

This
"all aluminum" model was used in water scenes but never
floated. It was used primarily for scenes when the car is
trapped by the tide. The aluminum features were to keep costs
down and to avoid the tarnishing of the brass by sea-water. It
appears on screen for less than 30 seconds! Because it looked
so different, they didn't end up using the transition scenes
using this car. Instead, they re-shot these in the pool at
Pinewood Studios using another Chitty.

This car was also
driven in the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is still
owned by EON Productions and is used for promotional purposes.

Chitty #3:

This Chitty was part of the
"Cavalcade of Cars" exhibit at the (now closed) Gaslight
Village Amusement Park in Lake George, New York. Facebook
fan page

It
was definitely used in the scene at the end of the film when
Chitty takes off from Vulgaria.

In 1990 it was sold at
auction to a man in Chicago, where it was on display in his
restaurant until it went bankrupt. Here is the text of an
article from the time of that sale:

USA TODAY,
August 21, 1990

Commuter's Dream:
The four-wheeled star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the 1968
movie, is expected to sell for more than $250,000 at the
giant Kruse International Auburn '90 car auction, Aug
30-Sept 4. in Auburn, Indiana. This is the winged
version--one of two models used in the filming (the
non-winged version sold in 1987 for $105,000). It had been
displayed at a Lake George, NY., amusement park since 1975.
The car doesn't actually fly, but it comes with wax models
of Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, and two children, which
you can use to sneak into the car pool lanes during rush
hour.

It was sold at a Kruse
auction again in 2007 and was purchased by a collector in
Jacksonville, Florida. I saw the car in person in 2010, and it
was being restored. It still has the wings and propellers.
The wings unfold and the propellers turn with power
from an electric battery.